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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Cedar Rapids, IA
Population 300,000
Website https://www.mtmercy.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,082
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 69%
From Region 10%
Athletes 64.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
International 13%
Mixed 10%
Hispanic 8%
Black 6%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 30.7% 30.7% 2012 Men: 25.9% 25.9% 2013 Men: 26.0% 26.0% 2014 Men: 24.6% 24.6% 2015 Men: 26.0% 26.0% 2016 Men: 32.0% 32.0% 2017 Men: 33.5% 33.5% 2018 Men: 28.8% 28.8% 2019 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2020 Men: 36.4% 36.4% 2021 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2022 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2023 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2024 Men: 38.9% 38.9%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2011 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2018 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2020 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2022 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2024 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2011 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2017 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2019 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 White: 92.8% 92.8% 2012 White: 92.2% 92.2% 2013 White: 94.3% 94.3% 2014 White: 87.8% 87.8% 2015 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2016 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2017 White: 86.7% 86.7% 2018 White: 83.5% 83.5% 2019 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2020 White: 80.6% 80.6% 2021 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2022 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2023 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2024 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2015 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2016 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2018 International: 7.0% 7.0% 2019 International: 8.4% 8.4% 2020 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2022 International: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 International: 3.3% 3.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2025 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2021 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2022 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2023 Black: 5.2% 5.2% 2024 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2025 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2020 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2025 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2020 White: 76.7% 76.7% 2021 White: 76.7% 76.7% 2022 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2023 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2024 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2025 White: 55.8% 55.8% 2020 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 International: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 International: 8.6% 8.6% 2024 International: 14.5% 14.5% 2025 International: 13.4% 13.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 80 45% / 55% 9% $53,543 27 99%
Computer Science 6 — 83% / 17% 50% $80,396 83 —
Cybersecurity 1 — 100% / 0% 100% — — —
Chemistry 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $65,492 61 —
Mathematics 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Biochemistry 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $57,660 40 —
Biology 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,157 24 100%
Environmental Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,751 25 —
Communication Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,354 21 —
English 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
History 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Journalism — — — — $52,733 25 —
Liberal Arts 13 — 54% / 46% 8% $51,923 23 —
Mass Communication — — — — $51,426 22 —
Natural Resources/Conservation 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,353 33 —
Philosophy — +1 — — $48,725 15 —
Political Science 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $57,698 40 —
Psychology 7 +2 57% / 43% 14% $51,255 21 100%
Public Relations — — — — $58,276 42 —
Religious Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,551 19 —
Social Work 9 +2 22% / 78% 0% $41,169 6 100%
Sociology 6 +4 17% / 83% 0% $51,606 22 —
Art — — — — $41,208 6 —
Graphic Design 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,952 9 —
Music — — — — $41,657 6 —
Conservation Law Enforcement 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Criminal Justice 10 +1 50% / 50% 0% $53,866 28 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 94 54% / 46% 11% $62,693 54 100%
Accounting 8 +2 62% / 38% 12% $78,304 81 100%
Actuarial Science — — — — $68,833 68 —
Business 14 — 7% / 93% 0% $74,904 77 100%
Business Administration 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,183 55 —
Finance 15 +5 80% / 20% 13% $61,899 52 100%
Hospitality Management 13 +2 92% / 8% 15% $52,609 25 —
Human Resources Management 9 +7 33% / 67% 0% $59,889 46 98%
International Business — — — — $66,223 62 —
Management 20 +8 55% / 45% 25% $58,607 43 100%
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $67,077 64 —
Marketing — — — — $58,795 43 —
Marketing 13 +9 46% / 54% 0% $58,795 43 100%
Operations Management — — — — $58,607 43 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 28 18% / 82% 0% $50,436 19 100%
Elementary Education 17 — 6% / 94% 0% $50,340 19 100%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education — +2 — — $51,973 23 —
Mathematics Teacher Education — +1 — — $53,579 27 —
Secondary Education 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $50,340 19 100%
Social Science Teacher Education — +3 — — $52,214 24 —
Art Teacher Education — +1 — — $52,682 25 —
Music Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,029 26 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 102 15% / 85% 5% $71,136 72 99%
Exercise Science 18 — 44% / 56% 17% $54,665 31 —
Health Sciences — — — — $62,200 53 —
Medical Laboratory Science — — — — $76,771 79 —
Nursing 73 — 8% / 92% 1% $76,579 79 99%
Public Health 2 +1 50% / 50% 50% $62,026 52 —
Health and Medical Administrative Services 9 +1 0% / 100% 0% $61,961 52 —
Healthcare Administration — — — — $62,544 54 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $43,739
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 60.2% 60.2% 2012 Graduated: 54.4% 54.4% 2013 Graduated: 72.9% 72.9% 2014 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5% 2015 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7% 2016 Graduated: 58.5% 58.5% 2017 Graduated: 58.0% 58.0% 2018 Graduated: 70.9% 70.9% 2019 Graduated: 64.3% 64.3% 2020 Graduated: 57.5% 57.5% 2021 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9% 2022 Graduated: 57.4% 57.4% 2023 Graduated: 55.9% 55.9% 2024 Graduated: 57.7% 57.7%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2012 Men: 47.5% 47.5% 2013 Men: 60.0% 60.0% 2014 Men: 72.3% 72.3% 2015 Men: 53.6% 53.6% 2016 Men: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Men: 53.7% 53.7% 2019 Men: 55.0% 55.0% 2020 Men: 48.5% 48.5% 2021 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2022 Men: 57.3% 57.3% 2023 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2024 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2011 Women: 63.8% 63.8% 2012 Women: 56.4% 56.4% 2013 Women: 77.1% 77.1% 2014 Women: 71.2% 71.2% 2015 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2016 Women: 61.2% 61.2% 2017 Women: 61.5% 61.5% 2018 Women: 76.9% 76.9% 2019 Women: 67.5% 67.5% 2020 Women: 60.4% 60.4% 2021 Women: 60.7% 60.7% 2022 Women: 57.4% 57.4% 2023 Women: 57.9% 57.9% 2024 Women: 61.8% 61.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Black: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2021 Black: 35.7% 35.7% 2022 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Black: 38.5% 38.5% 2024 Black: 57.9% 57.9% 2011 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2012 White: 56.6% 56.6% 2013 White: 75.0% 75.0% 2014 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2015 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2016 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2017 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2018 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2019 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2021 White: 64.2% 64.2% 2022 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2023 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2012 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 77.8% 77.8% 2015 International: 37.5% 37.5% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 International: 63.6% 63.6% 2019 International: 53.8% 53.8% 2020 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 International: 46.7% 46.7% 2022 International: 64.3% 64.3% 2023 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2024 International: 37.5% 37.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 33.9% 103 50% / 50% 10% $62,630 54 100%
Health Sciences 30.6% 93 16% / 84% 5% $72,025 73 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 14.5% 44 43% / 57% 7% $49,804 18 100%
Education 8.9% 27 19% / 81% 0% $50,340 19 100%
Professional 3.6% 11 55% / 45% 0% $53,866 28 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 10 30% / 70% 0% $52,707 25 100%
Computer Science 2.3% 7 86% / 14% 57% $80,396 83 —
Arts 1.3% 4 0% / 100% 0% $46,971 12 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 4 50% / 50% 0% $65,492 61 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,751 25 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9% 2012 Acceptance: 69.7% 69.7% 2013 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5% 2014 Acceptance: 56.8% 56.8% 2015 Acceptance: 60.6% 60.6% 2016 Acceptance: 61.9% 61.9% 2017 Acceptance: 57.2% 57.2% 2018 Acceptance: 62.8% 62.8% 2019 Acceptance: 66.0% 66.0% 2020 Acceptance: 76.2% 76.2% 2021 Acceptance: 81.0% 81.0% 2022 Acceptance: 75.3% 75.3% 2023 Acceptance: 78.8% 78.8% 2024 Acceptance: 82.5% 82.5% 2011 Yield: 40.5% 40.5% 2012 Yield: 42.6% 42.6% 2013 Yield: 41.5% 41.5% 2014 Yield: 33.9% 33.9% 2015 Yield: 35.0% 35.0% 2016 Yield: 30.2% 30.2% 2017 Yield: 28.7% 28.7% 2018 Yield: 27.1% 27.1% 2019 Yield: 28.2% 28.2% 2020 Yield: 25.5% 25.5% 2021 Yield: 21.4% 21.4% 2022 Yield: 19.0% 19.0% 2023 Yield: 18.4% 18.4% 2024 Yield: 27.9% 27.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 529 529 2012 Applicants: 532 532 2013 Applicants: 542 542 2014 Applicants: 695 695 2015 Applicants: 1,108 1,108 2016 Applicants: 1,288 1,288 2017 Applicants: 1,457 1,457 2018 Applicants: 1,409 1,409 2019 Applicants: 1,176 1,176 2020 Applicants: 1,160 1,160 2021 Applicants: 1,278 1,278 2022 Applicants: 1,569 1,569 2023 Applicants: 1,436 1,436 2024 Applicants: 1,041 1,041 2011 Admitted: 370 370 2012 Admitted: 371 371 2013 Admitted: 371 371 2014 Admitted: 395 395 2015 Admitted: 672 672 2016 Admitted: 797 797 2017 Admitted: 834 834 2018 Admitted: 885 885 2019 Admitted: 776 776 2020 Admitted: 884 884 2021 Admitted: 1,035 1,035 2022 Admitted: 1,181 1,181 2023 Admitted: 1,131 1,131 2024 Admitted: 859 859 2011 Enrolled: 150 150 2012 Enrolled: 158 158 2013 Enrolled: 154 154 2014 Enrolled: 134 134 2015 Enrolled: 235 235 2016 Enrolled: 241 241 2017 Enrolled: 239 239 2018 Enrolled: 240 240 2019 Enrolled: 219 219 2020 Enrolled: 225 225 2021 Enrolled: 222 222 2022 Enrolled: 224 224 2023 Enrolled: 208 208 2024 Enrolled: 240 240

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Math

25th 75th
500 525 550 575 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 510 510 2016 25th: 520 520 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 590 590

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2015 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2018 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 33.0% 33.0% 2023 Submitted: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 Submitted: 3.0% 3.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.